Cushion for sink strainers



April 3, 1928.

' A. D. MAYETTE pusmou FOR smx STRAINERS Filed March 9, L925 PatentedApr. 3, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANNE D. MAYET'IE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CUSHION FOR .SINK STRAINERS.

Application filed March 9, 1925. 7 Serial No. 14,085.

This invention relates to cushions and is directed more particularly vtoa resilient cushion for use on sink strainers, and other culinaryutensils.

It is the usual practice to support the ordinary sink strainer on metalfeet so that the perforated bottom thereof will be slightly elevatedfrom the sink and permit free drawing of the refuse in the strainer.Usually the feet are enamelled but such protective coating soon wearsthrough to the metal due to sliding the strainer about in the sink. Thefeet being subjected almost constantly to water, soon rust and leave astain in the sink which is unsightly and difiicult to remove. The metalfeet, also tend to scratch. the enamel in the sink and create adisturbing noise when the strainer is moved about.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a resilientcushion which may be easily and quickly slipped over each foot of a sinkstrainer and thereby remedy the aforementioned difficulties.

Another object is to provide a resilient cushion which shall be simplein construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which shall require nofastening means other than the inherent elasticity of the material fromwhich they are made.

With these and other objects in view, the invention may be stated toconsist in the provision of a resilient cushion having an aperturetherein which is formed with a restricted mouth so that the device maybe I claim is forced over a foot of the sink strainer and will beretained thereon.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this application, Fig.l is a fragmentary sectional view through a sink and sink strainershowing my cushion ap plied to a foot of the strainer; Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the cushion; and Figs. 3 and 4 are sectionalviewstaken respectively on the lines 3-3 and 44 of Fig. l.

Describing the various parts by reference characters, 1 denotesgenerally the cushion which is preferably formed from resilient materialsuch as rubber. This cushion is provided with an internal cavity 2having a shape substantially the same as the sink strainer foot 3, andsuch cavity opens through the top of the cushion through a restrictedneck 4;. The cavity 2 is substantially the same width as the thicknessof the foot 3, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, so that the Walls ofthe cavity will closely embrace the sink strainer foot on both sides andabout the periphery thereof.

The general shape of the cushion may be of any approved design such asthe frustrum of a cone which is substantially oval in cross section.This particular shape provides a relatively large area for the bottom'of the cushion and a relatively resilient top portion about the neck 4.,and the oval cross section .reduces the amount of material in eachdevice to a minimum. I

In use, a cushion is forced over each foot 4 of the sink strainer, orsimilar culinary device, the resilient materal yielding sufficiently topermit the enlarged portion of the foot to be forced through therestricted neck *1. The resilient nature of the material insures a snugfit about the foot and hence is secure ly retained in position duringordinary use. It will also be noted that the top of the cushion contactswith the bottom of the sink strainer and prevents moisture from enteringthe cavity and rusting the foot therein.

A sink strainer so equipped is noiseless when pushed about the sink andthere will be no tendency to mar the enamelled surface thereof or tocause rust stains therein.

Having thus described my invention, what A cushion for the feet ofculinary uten sils formed from resilient material and having afrusto-conlcal shape of oval cross section, a cavity formed in saidcushion which 1 is substantially circular in one plane and substantiallyrectan ular in a plane at right angles thereto, said cavity, beingformed with a restricted opening at its top and of suflicient depth toallow said cushion to engage the bottom of the utensil whereby toprevent moisture from entering said cavity around the opening. 7

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

ANNE D. MAYETTE.

